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Notes of the Millikan Family. 55 



NOTES OF THE MILLIKAN FAMILY. 

By Millaed F. Hudson. 
I" 

1, William Millikan, born about 1720, probably at 
Dromore, County Down, Ireland, a Quaker of Scotch de- 
scent, settled in Pennsylvania with one or more brothers, 
while a young man. His name first appears in the List 
of Taxables of Chester County in 1739, and last in 1758, 
showing a residence there of twenty years. The Scotch- 
Irish at Dromore were a linen-weaving settlement, and 
William Millikan and his son Samuel were weavers. 
His being a Quaker, as well as his manner of spelling the 
name, seem to have been exceptional. While other Milli- 
kans have been found, and while some of the Pennsylva- 
nia Millikens were weavers, yet all but he seem to have 
been Presbyterians. 

From the List of Taxables, and a lease of land to him 
by John Bufhngton in 1749/50, both found by Gilbert 
Cope, it appears that in 1739 he lived in West Bradford 
township, Chester County; in 1747-49, in East Bradford; 
in 1750, in West Bradford; in 1757, in East Marl- 
borough; and in 1758 he joined the great southward- 
moving hegira of Quakers, and removed to North Caro- 
lina. 

He married Jane (Rowan?) in Chester County, Penn- 
sylvania, about 1741. Six original letters written by 
him from North Carolina to James and Humphrey Mar- 
shall in Pennsylvania, with other papers in his hand- 
writing, are in the writer's possession. They range in 
date from 1764 to 1768. His home was near Johnson- 
ville, now Ashborough, the present county seat of Ran- 
dolph County. He was a prominent figure in the early 
settlement of that region; was one of the justices for 
Randolph County upon its formation in 1779, and was 






56 Notes of the Millikan Family. ^^^"^ 

the first register of deeds; served as deputy surveyor; in 
1788 was appointed by the legislature one of the com- 
missioners of the newly established town of Johnsonville, 
etc. Was a patriot, but (of course, being a Quaker) a 
non-combatant, during the Revolution, and was so ob- 
noxious to the Tories, that on March 10, 1782, Colonel 
David Fanning took the trouble to burn his house and 
barns, with all their contents. Colonel Fanning at the 
same time tried to hang his son Benjamin, but he made 
his escape. 

The family prospered and multiplied, and is still a 
vigorous stock. Among well-known Pennsylvania and 
North Carolina Quaker families to which it is allied are, 
Baldwin, Bales, Blair, Brattain, Carter, Clark, Coffin, 
Coltrane, Davis, Farlow, Hadley, Hiatt, Hill, Hinshaw, 
Hockett, Hodgson, Hodgin, Hodson, Jessup, Kellum, 
Lindley, Louder, Macy, Mills, Newlin, Owen, Ozburn, 
Rush, Spencer, Stalker, Tomlinson, Wheeler, White, 
Williams, Woodward, etc. 

Children of William and Jane (Rowan?) Millikan: — 

2. i. Samuel,^ b. 11 mo. 11, 1742; m. Ann Baldwin. 

ii. William, b. , 1752 ; m. Eleanor ; 13 children. 

iii. Benjamin, b. 1 mo. 21, 1755 ; m. Rebecca Rush ; 10 children. 

iv. Hannah, b. , 17 — ; m. Enos Blair ; several children. 

V. Mary, b. , 17 — ; m. John Mills ; removed to Tennessee ; 

had a family, 

vi. Sakah, b. , 17 — ; m. Robert Brattain. 

2. Samuel^ Millikan ( William}) visited Friends in Penn- 
sylvania in 1764-65. The letter given him by the 
Friends of New Garden (North Carolina) Monthly 
Meeting on his departure, and by Friends in Penn- 
sylvania on his return, couched in their characteris- 
tic, quaint language, are extant. He married Ann 
Baldwin, 6 month, 10, 1767. She was the daughter 
of William and Elizabeth Baldwin, and was born 3 
month, 18, 1750; traditionally, a cousin of Daniel 






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Notes of the Millihan Family. 57 

Boone. They lived and died in Randolph County, 
North Carolina. Samuel Millikan was prominent 
among Friends, and helped to establish various meet- 
ings. They were members, first of the Marlborough, 
and later of the Springfield Monthly Meeting, near 
High Point. Samuel Millikan was an active oppo- 
nent of slavery. He was one of the trustees ap- 
pointed by Friends to hold the title to slaves whose 
freedom could not be secured, and by his will 
(which is extant), made in 1817, he disposed of sev- 
eral slaves. He encouraged and assisted his chil- 
dren to go west to the free states, in the forefront of 
the Quaker migration which set in early in the 
nineteenth century. (Read its history in Weeks's 
Southern Quakers and Slavery.) His son Benjamin 
was an active conductor of the "underground rail- 
road," having especial charge of the portion of the 
route from High Point to New Garden, and was a 
neighbor and fellow-worker with Levi Coffin and 
other members of that noted family. 

Children of Samuel and Ann (Baldwin) Millikan: — 

i. Elizabeth,^ b. 4 mo. 8, 1769; m. (1) William Woodward; 

(2) Barakiah Macy ; 8 children, 
ii. Jane, b. 3 mo. 23, 1771; m. Jesse Hockett; 9 children ; d. 

12 mo. 17, 1849. 

iii. William, b. 4 mo. 1, 1773 ; m. Hannah ; had a family. 

iv. John, b. 8 mo. 18, 1775 ; m. Mary Wyatt ; 5 children ; d. 

3 mo. 27, 1814. 
V. Sarah, b. 12 mo. 18, 1777 ; m. Mahlon Hockett ; 10 children ; 

d. 1849. 
vi. Samuel, b. 6 mo. 25, 1780; m. Martha Coltrane ; 10 children; 

d. 2 mo. 14, 1868. 
vii. Benjamin, b. 2 mo. 21, 1783; m. Margaret Bales; 14 chil- 
dren; d. 10 mo. 1, 1857. 
3. viii. Jesse, b. 10 mo. 18, 1785; m. Lydia Barrett. 

ix. Ann, b. 2 mo. 20, 1788; m. Eleazer Bales; 8 children; d. 

7 mo. 15, 1839. 
X. Mary, b. 1 mo. 2, 1791 ; m. Thomas Tomlinson ; 7 children. 



58 Notes of the Millikan Family. 

3. Jesse^ Millikan {Samuel,^ William}) emigrated to 
Ohio about 1803. He was a surveyor, and helped 
survey public lands in Highland and Fayette coun- 
ties. He married Lydia Barrett, of Highland 
County, Ohio, April 7, 1810, daughter of Richard 
and Sarah (George) Barrett, born near Winchester, 
Frederick County, Virginia (the old Hopewell 
Monthly Meeting of Friends), 4 month, 7, 1791. 
Jesse Millikan settled at what is now Washington 
Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, where he spent 
his last days. He was the clerk of Fayette County 
from its organization in 1810 to his death, 1836; 
county recorder, 1810-31; postmaster of Washington 
Court House from its establishment till his death; 
and held various other offices. He was a mill-owner, 
prominent business man, and honored citizen. He 
died August — , 1836, and his wife died October 27, 
1857. 

Children of Jesse and Lydia (Barrett) Millikan: — 

i. Samuel,* b. June 3, 1811; m. Rhoda Pratt; 5 children; d. 
Nov. 24, 1850. 

ii. CuRRAN, b. Jan. 20, 1813 ; m. (1) Catherine Heglar ; (2) Eliza- 
beth Rawlings ; 4 children ; d. Dec. 17, 1870. 
4. iii. Jesse, b. Oct. 10, 1814 ; m. Lydia Ann Metzger. 

iv. Richard, b. Jan. 10, 1817 ; m. (1) Sarah Townsend ; (2) Eliza- 
beth Allen ; 5 children ; d. Oct. 15, 1899. 

V. Sarah Ann, b. Sept. 18, 1821 ; m. Charles A. White ; 8 chil- 
dren; living. 

vi. Mariah, b. Oct. 18, 1823 ; d. Sept. 1, 1835. 

vii. Eleanor, b. May 5, 1824; m. Moses Vance Rawlings; 6 
children ; living. 

viii. William, b. Jan, 26, 1827 ; m. (1) Pelatha Carr ; (2) Ange- 
line Irons ; living. 

ix. John, b. Dec. 15, 1828; m. Ann F. Dawson; 5 children; 
living. 

X. Baldwin, b. Feb. 24, 1831 ; m. Amanda Pennell ; 8 children ; 
living. 

xi. Lydia, b. June 14, 1834; in. Peter Wendel; 4 children; 
living. 



Notes of the Millikan Family. 59 

4. Jesse* Millikan (Jesse,^ Samuel,^ William}), married 

Lydia Ann Metzger, of Greene County, Ohio, Janu- 
ary 12, 1836, daughter of Abraham Metzger and 
Elizabeth (Sheppard) Bereman, born June 18, 1814. 
They lived near New Mount Pleasant, Jay County, 
Indiana, 1841-52, Overland pioneer to California, 
1852; lived in El Dorado and Amador counties, 
California, 1852-94; and from April, 1894, to his 
death in Santa Clara County, California. He was a 
farmer, hunter, miner, and contractor. Died at 
Santa Clara, California, February 8, 1901. His 
wife died at Sutter Creek, California, August 17, 
1884. 

Children of Jesse and Lydia Ann (Metzger) Milli- 
kan: — 

i. Maeia,5 b. Oct. 9, 1836; m. Nathan Hicks Pyle ; 8 children ; 

d. May 5, 1878. 
ii. Samuel Harris, b. Nov. 17, 1838 ; d. Aug. 24, 1848. 
iii. Benjamin, b. Sept. 12, 1840; d. Nov. 1, 1840. 
5. iv. Elma, b. Jan. 5, 1842 ; m. William C. Hudson. 

V. Malissa, b. Sept. 27, 1843; m. (1) Pleasant Hammond; 

(2) W. C. Thiele ; (3) Charles H. Smith ; no children ; 

living, 
vi. Erskine, b. Oct. 10, 1845; d. April 27, 1865. 
vii. Mary Elizabeth, b. June 14, 1847; m. William Smith; no 

children ; d. May — , 1875. 
viii. Jesse, b. Sept. 8, 1849 ; m. Lydia Ellen Hudson ; 3 children ; 

living. 
ix. Samuel W., b. Dec. 14, 1851. 

5. Elma'^ Millikan (Jesse,^ Jesse,^ Samuel,^ William^), 

married (1) William C. Hudson, March 2, 1859. 
Lived in New Mount Pleasant, Jay County, Indiana, 
1852-72; Worth County, Missouri, 1872-93; Gilroy, 
California, 1893-95. Mr. Hudson died at Gilroy, 
April 3, 1895. Mrs. Hudson married (2) J. A. Bow- 
doin, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, December 24, 1896. 
Died June 3, 1898. 



60 Notes of the Millikan Family. 

Children of William C. and Elma (Millikan) Hud- 
son: — 

i. Mary," b. Dec. 1, 1859; m. Josiah Rybolt; no children; 

living. 
6. ii. Millard Fillmore, b. Sept. 9, 1861 ; m. Lillian Sophia 

Chapman. 
iii. Alice, b. Feb. 15, 1864 ; d. Aug. 23, 1864. 

iv. Erskine, b. Dec. 15, 1865; d. Aug. 19, 1866. j 

V. Oliver, b. Aug. 7, 1867 ; d. Feb. 25, 1869. 
vi. William C, b. Feb. 10, 1873; d. Sept. 15, 1876. . 

6. Millard Fillmore'' Hudson (Elma,^ Jesse* Jesse,^ 
Samuel,^ William}), lives in Los Angeles, California. 
Member of the California Genealogical Society. 
Married Lillian Sophia Chapman, of Brookfield, j 
Missouri, June 8, 1886; daughter of Henry and 
Sarah (Henderson) Chapman, and descendant of 
Edward Chapman, of Windsor, Connecticut, 1640. 
Mr. Hudson has issued a pamphlet on the descend- i 
ants of Edward Chapman, and has a record of the 
descendants of William Millikan well advanced, with 
many notes of allied families. 

Children of Millard F. and Lillian S. (Chapman) 
Hudson: — 

i. Holland,' b. July 26, 1889. 

ii. Helen, b. Dec. 25, 1893. 

iii. Alice Olivia, b. April 1, 1897. 






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